ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. We have heard the learned counsels for the parties and we have considered the matter.

3. The Appellant alongwith one M.L. Kharche had filed an O.A. No. 2461/1989 before the M.P. State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur, alleging non assignment of proper seniority in the seniority list of State Forest Service Officers issued on 1 st April, 1988 vide memo dated 14 th September, 1988. Appellant and M.L.Kharche had sought direction for the refixation of seniority in accordance with the principles laid down in other similar cases and consequent promotion to the post of Extra Assistant Conservator of Forest and induction into the Indian Forest Service ( IFS for short), which was denied because of lower position assigned to them in the seniority list.

4. The application was allowed by the Tribunal vide its order dated 18 th January, 2002 with the directions, which read:

Based on this revised seniority their cases for further promotion to the next higher post and appointment to the Indian Forest Service shall be considered from the date from which any one of their juniors was considered for promotion/appointment to the Indian Forest Service and if found fit they s